Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 As election looms, a network of mysterious ‘pink slime’ local news outlets nearly triples in size The run-up to the 2020 November elections in the US has produced new networks of shadowy, politically backed “local news websites” designed to promote partisan talking points and collect user data. In December 2019, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism reported on an intricately linked network of 450 sites purporting to be local or business […] Priyanjana Bengani
a Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 As publishers rethink editorial norms, social media policies must follow Emily Bell
a Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: Political Symbols at Demonstrations Ishaan Jhaveri and George Civeris
a Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: Ethnic media and the pandemic Sara Rafsky, George Civeris, and Sam Thielman
a Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 New York City healthcare was ignored. Now it’s the only story in town Sara Rafsky
a Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: Facebook examines itself Emily Bell, George Civeris, and Sam Thielman
a Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: India’s lockdowns and Islamophobia George Civeris and Ishaan Jhaveri
a Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 The topography of local news: A new map Sarah Stonbely and Jesse Holcomb
a Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: Rural health coverage Sam Thielman, George Civeris, and Nushin Rashidian
a Monday, April 20th, 2020 The Tow Center COVID-19 Newsletter: Is the media the mirror or the antidote? George Civeris, Elizabeth Watkins, Nushin Rashidian, and Sam Thielman